Background
Clayton, William R. was born in 1953 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.
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William R. Clayton
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Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science, with distinction, 1975). Northwestern University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot, A Professional, Association (Miami, Florida) specializing in Civil Trials and Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, South Dakota. 1979, United States. District Court, District of South Dakota.
1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1985, Florida and United States.
District Court, Southern District of Florida. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1987, United States. Supreme Court.
1991, United States. Claims Court. 1993, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Law Clerk to Judge Harlington Wood, Junior, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1978-1979. Author: "Advocating in Closing Arguments: Avoiding Pitfalls of Reversible Error," 47 Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly 3 (1997). "The Impact of FIRREA on Insurer and Surety Defense Litigation," 45 Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly 3 (1995).
Member: Broward County, Dade County and American (Member: Business Law, Government and Public Sector Lawyers, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice and Urban State and Local Government Sections. Member, Construction Industry Forum Committee) Bar Associations. The State Bar of South Dakota.
The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers, Business Law, Local Government Lawyers and Environmental and Land Use Law Sections). Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Chair, Fidelity, Surety and Public Contract Section). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Membership
Member: Broward County, Dade County and American (Member: Business Law, Government and Public Sector Lawyers, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice and Urban State and Local Government Sections. Member, Construction Industry Forum Committee) Bar Associations. The State Bar of South Dakota.
The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers, Business Law, Local Government Lawyers and Environmental and Land Use Law Sections). Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Chair, Fidelity, Surety and Public Contract Section). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
